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1 Sam Wakim, DMD, MPH Chief Dental Officer swakim@zufallhealth.org 973-328-9100 ext 316

2 Zufall Health Center – A Federally Qualified Health Center serving Morris, Warren, Sussex, Hunterdon, Somerset and Essex  Established in 1990 in a church basement in Dover by Dr. Zufall and volunteer physicians  FQHC since 2004; providing entire range of primary medical, dental and enabling services  Have 5 sites, 3 Dental Facilities a mobile medical van, and a Wellness Center  Serving uninsured, underinsured, homeless, residents of public housing, farm workers, veterans  NCQA Accredited Patient Centered Medical Home  Bilingual staff 2

3 Zufall Service Area includes: - Somerset, - Hunterdon, - Warren, - Sussex, - Morris and - Essex Counties

4 Zufall Health 2015 Statistics Served almost 30,000 patients in more than 95,000 visits  91% of patients were below 200% of Federal Poverty Level  50% of patients were uninsured  27% of children 0-17 years old have no insurance  50% of seniors do not have Medicare  66% of patients were Latino

5 Expanding to Serve the Need in Our Local Communities  Opened Hackettstown site in 2012 – to serve residents of Public Housing, MSFWs and general population  Opened Flemington site in 2013 – Dental only  Opened Somerville site in 2014  West Orange NAP – Opened June 2014  Morristown Wellness Center – Opened July 2014  Newton (Sussex County) - coming April 2016

6 Zufall Health Center Core Services  Core Clinical Services:  Pediatrics  Adult Medicine  Women’s Health  Dental  Podiatry  Behavioral Health  HIV Services  Open seven days per week, with extended hours; 24/7 bilingual call coverage

7  Highlands Health Van  Health Education  Enrollment Assistance  ACA/Expanded Medicaid  HIV Medical Services  Outreach for Special Populations  Migrant/Seasonal Farm Workers  Public Housing Residents  Homeless persons  School-based dental screening and prophylaxis  Upcoming: Dental Van for Isolated/Hard to Reach Patients Community Outreach & Service Programs

8  Recruit the right person  Mission Driven  Team approach  Understands the benefits and limitations  Helps if there is a link or connection to the community served Who can best serve our patients?

9 Zufall Dental Services ExamsX-RaysPreventive CareFillingsCrownsPartialsDenturesExtractionsEmergencies

10 Dental Services to Special Populations POPULATIONDENTISTRDHTOTAL HOMELESS 1,000571,057 PUBLIC HOUSING 1,163631,226 MIGRANT FARMWORKERS 42617443 ALL 25,2131,34726,560

11  In reach  Word of mouth  Personal Connections  Postings  Local publications  Websites  National  NJPCA  Health Service Corps Recruitment Strategies

12 Website

13 State Program  Application acceptance on rolling basis.  This program offers $120,000 in loan redemption over 4 years and requires a minimum of 32 hours/week for the first two years.  After 2 years, participants can drop back to part time.  Only General Dentists and Pediatric Dentists can apply for loan redemption through the state. FOR MORE INFORMATION & APPLICATION REQUEST: 973-972-4605 Loan Redemption Program Federal Loan: National Health Service Corps  The advantage of this program is that it offers full time (40 hours) and part time (20 hours) options.  This program is based on a HPSA score and priority is given to General Dentists and Pediatric Dentists in sites with a score of 14 or higher.  Please visit the NHSC website below to get more information then apply using the application portal. WEBSITE: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ APPLICATION PORTAL: https://programportal.hrsa.gov/extranet/ application/nhsclrp/login.seam https://programportal.hrsa.gov/extranet/ application/nhsclrp/login.seam

14 Dental Assistant Programs InstituteLocation Warren County Community College (WCCC)475 Route 57 West Washington, NJ 07882 Dental and Medical Career Training Institute (DMCTI) 45 Trinity Street Newton, NJ 07860 Fortis Institute (Wayne)201 Willowbrook Blvd Wayne, NJ 07470 Fortis Institute (Lawrenceville)2572 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Berkeley (Clifton)600 Getty Avenue Clifton, NJ 07011 Berkeley (Dover)1 West Blackwell Street Dover, NJ 07801 The Institute for Continuing Education7 Spielman Road Fairfield, NJ 07004

15 Legend: Zufall Sites DA Schools

16 Other Team Members  Certified Registered Central Sterilization Technicians  Certified Coders  Administrative Support Staff  Public Health Students  Other department staff

17 Advanced Education in General Dentistry – AEGD Site  Training the next generation of community providers  Exposure to other options and field of practice

18 Volunteers Following the footsteps of Dr and Mrs Zufall  Volunteer dentists  Special Events volunteers  Students  Funders  Corporate sponsors

19 AmeriCorps Volunteers  What is AMERICORPS? Americorps engages Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. Americorps programs do more than move communities forward; they serve their members by creating jobs and providing pathways to opportunity for young people entering workforce. AmeriCorps places thousands of young adults into intensive service positions where they learn valuable work skills, earn money for education, and develop an appreciation for citizenship. Number of AmeriCorps at Zufall: 8 Total Service Hours: 1700

20 Other Strategies CE Program  Guest speakers  Raises center profile among community dentists  Helps spread the word Strategic hiring  Teachers  Program directors  Partner agency staff

21 Retention Strategies  Teaching and mentoring opportunities  Becoming leaders in center and community  Involving in innovative programs  Building on strengths and interests – e.g. van visits, peer reviews  Incentive program  Flexible, family-friendly schedule  Moonlighting opportunities  Beautiful facilities and state of the art equipment

22 Questions?


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